...WHY DID WE BOOK THE H+ HOTEL IN ERFURT?
It had been our original intention to book at least a two night stay in the centre of Erfurt in order to enjoy this historic city as a break on the way back from a funeral trip to Poland. Being the first week of October however, the weather was absolutely awful and for some mysterious reason, every hotel in Erfurt appeared to be fully booked...

...Calheta is a small village on the coast about 45 minutes west from Funchal airport by taxi, through lots of tunnels and about 21 miles from Funchal. The mountain provides a backdrop to the two hotels, owned by the same company and a few shops and several restaurants. The Saccharum hotel was only a couple of months old when we visited so everything was looking very new and clean.
The hotel...